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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
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Ratings: 5.5/10 from 79,240 users
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40/100
Reviews: 646 user | 265 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth. Director:Scott Derrickson |
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| Keanu Reeves | ... | ||
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | ||
| Kathy Bates | ... | ||
| Jaden Smith | ... | ||
| John Cleese | ... | ||
| Jon Hamm | ... | ||
| Kyle Chandler | ... | ||
| Robert Knepper | ... | ||
| James Hong | ... | ||
| John Rothman | ... | ||
| Sunita Prasad | ... | ||
| Juan Riedinger | ... | ||
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Sam Gilroy | ... | |
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Tanya Champoux | ... | |
| Rukiya Bernard | ... | ||
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Dr. Helen Benson is summoned to a military facility with several other scientists when an alien spacecraft of sorts arrives in New York City. Aboard is a human-like alien and a giant robot of immense size and power. The alien identifies himself as Klaatu and says he has come to save the Earth. The US military and political authorities see him as a threat however and decide to use so-called intensive interrogation techniques on him but Dr. Benson decides to facilitate his escape. When she learns exactly what he means when he says he is there to save the Earth, she tries to convince him to change his intentions. Written by garykmcd
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12.12.08 is the Day the Earth Stood StillMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some sci-fi disaster images and violence See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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D.T.E.S.S. See more »Box Office
Budget:
$80,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$31,000,000 (USA) (12 December 2008) (3 Screens)Gross:
$230,831,978 (Worldwide) (29 March 2009)Company Credits
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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 3 Arts Entertainment, Dune Entertainment III See more »
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Klaatu: You've been out of contact for a long time.
Mr. Wu: I had a dangerous assignment. This is hostile territory.
Klaatu: I've noticed. I was hoping I could reason with them.
Mr. Wu: I'm afraid they are not a reasonable race. I've been living amongst them for seventy years now. I know them well.
Klaatu: And?
Mr. Wu: Any attempt to intercede with them would be futile. They are destructive, and they won't change.
Klaatu: Is that your official report?
Mr. Wu: The tragedy is, they know what's going to become of them.
[Both Klaatu and Wu turn to look at Helen, Jacob and Wu's grandson who are seated at another table]
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Written and Performed by Larry Bagby
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The toll-free number seen on TV to report seeing Klaatu is 1-800-472-0391, which is actually NOAA's National Weather Service Alaska Weather Information Line. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: The robot figure intercepts the MQ-9 Reapers and flies them into what is depicted as a M1 Abrams Main battle tank. The destruction depicted could not have happened, even with the missile warheads on-board. The M1 variant tanks have taken hits from "explosive" tank rounds in combat with only minimal damage to their advanced armor composites. See more »Quotes
[Seated at a McDonald's, Klaatu begins speaking to Mr. Wu in Mandarin]Klaatu: You've been out of contact for a long time.
Mr. Wu: I had a dangerous assignment. This is hostile territory.
Klaatu: I've noticed. I was hoping I could reason with them.
Mr. Wu: I'm afraid they are not a reasonable race. I've been living amongst them for seventy years now. I know them well.
Klaatu: And?
Mr. Wu: Any attempt to intercede with them would be futile. They are destructive, and they won't change.
Klaatu: Is that your official report?
Mr. Wu: The tragedy is, they know what's going to become of them.
[Both Klaatu and Wu turn to look at Helen, Jacob and Wu's grandson who are seated at another table]
[...]
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"On the Radio"Written and Performed by Larry Bagby
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